A real shift
Research trends, develop recipes, run test kitchens, write specs and train sites or production teams on launches.
Skills that matter
- Recipe development
- Costing and specification
- Scaling recipes
- Trend awareness
- Presentation to stakeholders
Qualifications
- Level 3 Professional Cookery
- Food science or product development degree (useful)
- Level 3 Food Safety and HACCP
Where it leads
- Development chef
- Head of food
- Product development manager
- Culinary director
What we'd ask on the show
- Who invents the supermarket ready meal?
- The test kitchen
- Turning a chef's dish into something 50 sites can make